Excavating and loading machine.



L. KERcHE-R. EXCAVATING AND LOADING MLUHINE.

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Patented oct.' 4, '1910.

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L. KERGHER. EXGAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2.1, 1909.

Patented Oct. 4, 1910.

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ATTORNEY.

L. KERCHER; BXUAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE.

APPLICATION PILBD JUNI: 21, 1909.

Patented 001;.4,1919.

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l V l T IV E $15155 21 TTU/wm L. KBRCHER. EXUAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE.

APPLIATION FILED .TUNE 21,1909.

971,540. Patented oet. 4, 1910.

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ATTORNEY.

' L. KBRGHBB. BXOAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE. APILIOATION FILED JUNE 21, 1909.

' Patented 0015.4, 1910.

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L. KERGHER. EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED JUN; 21, rens.

Patented Oct. 4, 1910.

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L. KERGHER.

EXGAVATNG AND LOADING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 21. 1909.

f Patented Oct. 4, 1910.

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PATENT onmen.

LEROY KERCHEILIOF R'OANN, INDIANA.

EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACH1NE.

lle it' known tliat 'I. ljiznor Knnonln. r'esiding;r n| llw lvonnt)y nl' Mninn and Slate invilnled nv certain new and nsefnl lXeavat-- ing' itntllioading Mannino; and l do 'hereby det-lare that .tlie following. 'is a full. t'lear, and exact.' description lliereol, rele-renee bi-.ing had 4to llie :it-conipanying drawings,

in \'fli.i el like lettere rel'er to lilae'purts.

The 4object of tl'iihl invention is tolprovide a niaelnne 4for 'excnratnig-grarel, Sand,- soll :ind llievllkv.

- fir-like excavating derive. for reeeiving a load oli gravel or the like.' and'. draws. tbe.

,ll'ie platform. Afsingleiieans is .einpl'oyed for acuonipllnlnng the .var nnnsjl steps 1n ,tire

operation 'abort'.ontli|1ed,-nnd 'only vone cable in nerlfssary to drnw tlie seoopgfor excavat lng, linll it up 'on ille plaforni, eley'nfe theplal'ftnfin. revolve A the lnrntable, -peirl-itl the dnl-lining and ietnrn'tlle saine to the origin'al position.-

The fnll natnie--of 4iirvenlien Will-be rinderslood lfroni` 'tlio in :tnnipaiiying draw-V ln thedrawings"Figure-'1 isa'. side eleva. lionujf 'the n iavlnne showing it 'by full lines' i in'its niop'er'ated lpoi-:itjion and by dolted 'Fig'. 7 a. setl'itnifini.-t'lie'line '7-7 of. Fig. (i, parigi Millie' nwebanisni being- On'nttedf Specificetion o! Leiters Patent.

1*.pplitmtion led June 21, 1909. Serial No. 503,3l52.

with tbe scoop omitted.

lutented 0013.4. 191 0.

Fig'. H in tlie saine am t'lie right-band enti of Fig'. t' on a larger maltparis beingr broken away. showing the tilting frame in its nnogn-rinet'l |iosilion. Fig. i) is the saine showing' lln tilting` -l'raniein its operated position. Vig. A1t) is'a :aide elevation of the tiltinglralnc and means for Supporting l'ln, Saint'. sliowln-g tbe paris by fnll lines in the dumping' posi-lion and liydolled lines in (lie posilii'in jn'el 'before dumping'74 the tilting frnnn. being broken away between ils endsV and a portion' of the wagon below being shown b y dotted lines. Fig. 1ll is :1 Section on ille line ll-f--ll ofI Fig. 4. Fig. 12 is a section on the line l2- 12 of Fig. il. Fig. 13 is'fi section on tlie line 13-l3 of Vig. 12 showing the ineanay for clamping (be Seoop, Fig. 14 is the sanne with (be scoop in place and clamped. Fig. l5 i5 a dela'ilof the means for Stopping tbe tilting frame. Fig, 1li is a 'plan view roi' 'wlniL-is.Hhownpin Fig'. 15. Fig. if? is l'lie 'same as t'lie upper partbflfig. 15 with-'ille -parlsin their operated position. Fig. i8 .is

a bent-rml x'erlialsection of tbe Lipper foi .wnrll portion "0? `(lie device on n larger sealennd vparts being broken a way. "Fig i9 is a. Similar View of the central poi-lion o lifigf 1S on a larger' seule.. the nperaleil position o'f tl ie parte-.being:Shown by dotted linen. Fig. ZO is adetail View of lzlie ratei-iet. locking nieunsfsliown'in Fig'. 18, parte .beingv broken awix'yilnd' the operaie@ position being indicated by dotted iines.

Upon the. axle 20 carried by 'the ground wheels 2L'Lhehorizontnl vehiclefranie is 1,non11t1ei1,v consisting of two lateral beams or lia-rs 22 extending almostjtlie fnll length of the' device, n n intermediate parallel bar 23 exl'ending throughout the-f' forward half' of tliemnchine., und-'creis bars'Qei, 25, 27, 28. Q9, 305,- '31 nrid 32, see I `ig.0. Said frame ait-'its' fronendfis:carried' by a centrally loomed lire longitudinal bar 23 'and the; two-front.; i

and u :id 0 the machine. One bar at each side of with holes and pins 39 are inserted through the brackets 38 and legs 37 so as to adjust the legs vertically in position to A roperly brace the machine, especially 'at t e sides thereof; to prevent the machine from upsetting. There are two of these le braces 37 at each side of the machine. o the rear end of the lateral bars 22 of the-'trame rearwardly projecting arms 40 are bolted, and an inclined platform 41 mounted by means of the rod 42 that passes throu h said arms 40 and through bars 43 on whic said platform is secured. The rear end of the platform rests on-the ground, "whil'e the front end is mounted in connection with the frame so that its inclination is forwardly and upwardly.' Uponihe' portion of the frame between the traction wheels 21 and 33 ra circular track Vor 'rail 45 ilmecured upon the cross bars' 27, 29 and 8 0 of the frame, see Fig. 6, nfour inclinedbars 46, two on each e machine extends from the front cross ybar B0 to the end of the cross bar 29, and the other from the cross bar 29 to the cross bar The ends of'said bars 46'adjaeent the #cross -bars 27 and-30 rest and are secured upon the side frame bars 22. A turntable 'is mounted upon said circular track so as to be capable-of 'being turned thereon.- 1t c onsists ,of a frame having four arms projecting at right angles to each other from a central point -where the king-bolt 51 is located. This king-bolt extends through the turn table 50 and projects into a recess in the spider-like bearing frame 52i which is secured upon the central longitudlnal frame bar 23 and cross frame bar 29. The ends of the arms of the front and side of the turn thecircular track 45 and support said turn table 50 carry small rolle1s53, and t-he rear arm carries a large roller 54 that ride upon table 'and permit its oscillations.

A. derrickfost 55 is rigidly mounted upon the rearen' of the rear arm of the vturn table 50, as shown in Fig. 6, and a bracket 56- is connected with it that overlaps the wheel 54 and carries one end of-the spindle 55 of said wheel, the other end of the spindle having bearing in the rear arm of the turn table 50. IOn the upper end of the der! rick post 55 a' tilting derrick f rame is fulcrumed aboutlmidway between' its ends by the fulcrum pin 58 passing through brackets 59, the central bar 57 of-said tilting frame and through the This enab es the At1 tically oscillated but no t'horizon'tally oscilupper Aend of the post 55.- ting-bars 57 to be vers.

The upper lend of thev braces 60 running there;l and 'a cable 89, 'which' extends forwardly bepost 55 forwardly between a pair of upwardly extending guide bars 62 that are cured at their lower ends-to the forwardly extending arm of the turn table 50 by the bolt 63, and at their upper ends they are held in place by braces 64, see Fig. 1, which extend therefrom down at a lateral inclination to a point about midway of the laterally extending arms of the turn table 50. There is a stop lock 65 between thc upper ends of the guide bars 621 which limits the upward movement of the forward end of the derrick frame. inbout midway of the derrick frame and on the rear end of the bar 57 there is a cross bar 66 secured, to the ends of which laterally extending bars 67A are secured. The bars 67 are substantially parallel and there are brace bars 68 connected at their forward ends to the bar.57 about midway thereof at 69, see F 4, and extending under the cross bar 66 and secured thereto and projecting rearwardly to a point about midway between the ends ofthe bars 67 and secured thereto. There are also truss rods 70 ex' -tending from the top of the bar 57 at the point marked 7l, see ig.4, and passing over posts 72 extending upwardly fron'rthe ends of lthe cross bar 66 and 'then rearwardly to the bars 67.

A platform 75 is pivotally `mounted on the rear lend of the .tilting frame so as to be connected with and in a sense form a part thereof. This platform is rigidly secured on the crossl rod 76 which is mounted in bearings on the rear ends of the bars 67. Said platorrn75 is oscillatable independently of t-hetilting frame by means of the crank 77 that is rigidly secured on the rod 76' and hasv connected vwith it a rod 78 extendina'I forwardly to the crank 79 which is point 73`near the rear ends of the secured oir the end of a rod 80 mounted in bearings F81 011 the forward 'ends of the bars 67v and infront of the cross bars 66. Said rod SOhasan arm 82 rigidly secured to it, see Fig. 9, which is slotted at its outer end and pivoted to a bar 83 is pivoted to one of vthe braces 60. Through the mechanism just described the platform is controlled and maintained, during the tilting movements .of the tilting iame. so as to be so nearly horizontal that it will safely hold andfsupport on it the scoop .85 loaded .with dirt. The scoop 85' is substantially like ordinary' road Scrapers and it is pro'- vided with a handle 86 at. the rear .end and hitchbar 87 at the front end, and' it is drawn up on the platform 75 'by the block and ta Lkle 88 connected with thehi-tch bar .87

tween '-two verticallydisposed rollers 90 -moun'ted in the rear upper part of the post 55 and under ;a horizontal roller 9 1 in thc v'upper part of the post 55-,and over a pulley en the-11111193 .that is secured to the bar that at its lower end *pulley :si of im filling frame lkml lid'way'tllere."

of, und down to thecl'evis 9- t that is Seoul-M totlley 4forward allll of the tui-n 'ttiblev about nlidvylny offlts eud,' ushnwn ln P1951.

ilu-rs (i2und'ltllelu-:e'llll' over u Npulley 97 in und 'of the forward-:aun ofthe turntitille 50" iilul thencelute11tllynbol lt li pulley- 99' mounted in u swive'led-uxmne 100 on one' of the Ilaterally extendingarmsof tlle turn-tn-v l :ble 50.,- 'us allow-n in. Fig. 4,;and"t 'hen rewrconnection wit-ll two vlon'gitndinal lulls10l :fl'ietiollally engage' the pulley f 1072911 the .which 4calries a- -plilley '1131,16 "w, ich power 'is lsillmled'by -belt 114 running from any' ASuijtnble Source of p0vl le'1 .4 .The pnlleyltl is moved in-to frictionalengzngement witli'lnllf4 liey.1"07 by lever S115, which 'is secured inthe rod' 116` which is monntd.ul ldel" tlle 'longithat a1e s'uitu bly mounted inv bearings on'th'e 'in the beluil'lg. boul-1l4 l5}2. which (lxtelldu downwardly from the7 pllltfolfn 75, see Figs.

llonid'll'.' Sui 'bou'r'd 1 33 in tuperin ,ns s llowlll in Fig. 13, und ne the l'enr end o the tilting fljauue descends, lt passes between 'two- {11 and 12,' und' nuothcl" boul-1l 133 extending I down fx'olil s aid -lutfurln 'lit the reus of the '17d 75 l- ',tendin'g-.up from the cl'oss'pieoe 25,"ee Fig@ l .138 in it 'und the'l'fe'n' sp1-ing 129'be tween 'l the urnl 129 and-the board 4133. 'When the shown' ill Fig.- 134, one en of bhe bellfc'lunk trip 130 beligbelowthe rollersv 134,'. In the fil-St pant o the'operation-jlof .the tilting framI fol'- elevating the loalil 4of dirt., Suid .rollend- 134 .til-row tllobell crunk levers 13() intutlxeposition bjli'owli in -I"ig. '14, until they nite Stopped `by the latop4 ping. 140 in the,

ment- 'v'vitlll the scoop 85 amt t-lll't'lws "the upper endsA ot' t lle l e\' er trips 1fi0.ilnd .the 'connecting but: 139: Yast c entel' so' us to lock ,whereby Suid tliiplevers are :lnln'ged' freni.A

that during the t'urt her operation ofthe device tor lifting and dumping the.loa l of dirt, the other-parts 80 of the cable will bc slack and permit the various movements to the forward end ot' the tilting frame 5T,

Said movement of the locking lever 144 causes its upperl end lo draw rearwardly the connecting rod lt that is pivoted to the lever 245 near the forward end of the tiltinf.,r frame. and that is fulcrumed at the point 24U thereon between its ends and has a catch at the upper end thereof toengage the cross piet-e 24T at the upper end of the frame har (3;). A spring 248 extends from4v the lower part ofthe trip lever 245 to the arln 93 that carries the pulley 92, so that said spring tends to release-the trip lever 245 while another spring 25() tends to hold said trip lever in engagement. Said spring is faste-ned at its lower end to the post (32 and at .its upper end to a transversely extending roller 251 that is vertically slidable within the guide 252 in the upper part of the post (32 and bears on an arm from the middle portionof the trip lever 245. The upper end of said trip lever 2-15 is beveled, so that as the forward end of the tilting frame is elevated it will slip by the cross pieee 247 into locking position. The pulley 1116 is also locked andheld in position to assist in holding the cable by the Ycatc'h'lever 254, which is fulcrumed at 255 to the ost 55 and engages the ratchet wheel 256, w ich is secured to the inside of the ulley 140. The catch lever 254 is operated y a rod 25T that slides through a block 268 on the tilting bar 57 at a point forward ofthe fulcrnm thereof, and said rod has a head, 25S on it so thatwhen the forward end of the tilting frame moves n wardlvto its limit of -movement, it will e evate the rod 2,57 and disengage the catch lever from the ratchet wheel 256 .and release the cable vat the-same time that the spring 248 acting on the trip -lever 245.1'eturns the rod 2114: and locking lever 144 to their normal unlockingl position. But when the .forward 'end-'of the tilting frame moves' .downwardly to the dotted lm e position, as shown vin Fig.- 20, 'the gravity. of the rod 257 and the forward end vof the catch level" 254 causesthe 4catch end of said lever-toengagethe end of the ratchet 256 ad'ho'ld it in lockedpositi'on -until the =tilting frame is returned to'itsrnormal posi- .-tion. After the tilting -frame'has been op-4 erated to theidotted'line pOSitiofn Ashown 1n 6'a latch *150 pivoted on the forward arm.. 9fthe 'turn table 50 'catches the -pin 151 in` the forward end ofthe tilting frame spring 152. The latch 15.0

and holds s a'id' 'tilting frame in its tilting position. Said latch 150 is 4actuated by a' Y has a lower pro- Jcction -153 that -abuts against a' wall on the -:-forward arm. of the turn table 504 soA as to limit the outward movement of said latch..

Saidoutward movement is also limited hy a frame 154: secured on the forward part of the stationary frame of the machine.

The turn table is locked when the tilting frame is in position for receiving a scoopful of the Adirt, that is, when in the position shownl in Fig. G, by a pin 155 that rojects through the rear arm of the turn ta le into a recess in the block 157 secured to the `frame below. The pin 155 is pivoted to a lever 15S falcrumed in the bracket 15G secured to tlie'rear arm of .the turn table, as seen in Fig. 9. As the tilting frame is Vbeing act-u-l ated for elevating the scoopful of dirt, from the position shown in Fig. 8 to the position shown in Fig. 9, said in 155 is released by the-engagement with 1t of the bar 160 that extends down from a rod and has on its lower end a roller 161 which rides on the forward end of the lever 158 and' actuatcs it. Said bar 1GO is directed in its movements by the connecting bar 162 which is pivotally connected at oneI end to the. bar 1GO and at the other end to a brace G0. This enables the tilting frame during its tilting movement to release the turn table, whereby the turn table, tilting frame and scoopful Aof dirt can be turned. l-Vhen the turn table is released, as explained, the pull on the end of the cable 189 will cause the turn table to. turn. This action of the cable 189 will appear by examining Fig. t,. and. the

g dotted lines in that figure illustrate the -poto is du1nped'the forward end thereof turning downwardly by force' of gravity, so. that thev contents will discharge into the wagon 121 below. The' dumping movementofthe platform is permitted by the releaseof' the trip 179 from the arm 181, which 'permits the shaft 8'0 to turn somewhat farther than -is'shown in Fig; 9, that is, until thev'arin 82 moves from the position shown "ini Fig. 9 x far enough to cause the bar 8 3 toengageand bestopped by lthe shaft 80. This movement of the shaft 80 permits a sufficient movement .of thefar'm 79 and'connecting rod 7 8to give the pltfpm a dumpingmoyemena for the s -rm' 79fis'il1oner 'than' the arm 77 on the .I `umping at,V rm, Vasa ears in Fi 10. When thep tiltjig f i'amrhas been ngloved from theI 'position' "shown in Fig. 8 to that shown 'i'n 'Figi 9, and vthe bar 160, heretofore described, moves to .its downward position, it carries a lever 172, which is fnlcrumedon said bar into oostionfor the roller 173 4on the har 172 'to ride upon the und' of the tripl lever 174- tlntt extends through u stlotJ 1-75 in thefrtur nrrn ol thtl turn table and is pivotetl'tho-reto nt 1711 anti has a whetal 177 onits lower rntl. Tht. rtl-.tr entl of the lover 41725 is connetftttl to n roti 17H whit'h t'nnsnp untl'is pivotttl to n trip lcrtr1711fulcrumedtothohttr160m 180. 'l`ht` trip lever'179 catches n trip lmr 181, which is st tt'urttl'on the Shaft; or roil Bt). A- 5pt-ing 1Hl. whit-h 'oxten'tls from the trentini] of the trip levr '175) to th(j -hnr 1GO, hohl4 snitl tri-p lover in engagement. with 'said tripnrin 181. i Tho purpose, of this' looking constrtt-t-.tton' is toholti the plzitfornt tluringthv tilting nml oscillation. of thotiltin'g 't'rtunov in n substantially horizontal position through the means heretofore t'lesribed, includingc the shaft. 80, :trrrt Tt), rod V78, ftrn 7i' tutti rod 76.

.Xs the. turn table is heilig; turned to marry tht` scoop tfontzzning the tht-t; ort-r the wugonin oxtler to tiutnp the saune, the roller 177'V in tht tower ent] 'ot' the trip lover 1.74, whit'h 'is Sht'rwn in Fig. ttnne'rrin engagement.'with :t @nm-shaped b:11.1'153, whch'is secured untler the yturn tnhlr. to the, frnmeof thal machine- :tt sinh sith* ot' tht renter of the turntiihltn The position of this.l riant nppeursin Fig. ft..

:intl it arranged lso as to 'actuateszti-tl trip lent-r 174 und throw. thru 'portent-t thereof npwardly so ns toganse ttelover 1?;5 und rod 178 todifiengngethe tri leyezpltl' from the tri arm A181. This'rel;

which lins heen holding thwplatforni 75 suh'f stantinlly horizontal. :intl ermits gravity t minst .snitl platform ato' riuniti; 'l`ht1-nnt'lllation ot' tho rtrt'l tit). t'altlsetl hy-thokhtnipng screw 184;'111lthettrin-Itsecnred on said roi-1 1.6, nntht l. pos-itioltftlfertfof'atter the'. loatt 1(37, an; Shown in Fig. i), so tlmt'thvro will hg. no pnl-l on tho' c ahle, :tntl'tlien "tln: `sl'n'lng tttt, shown in Fig. 4w1ll return the. turn table until the pin 155.. shown in Fig; 9,i s inovorl :into the; looking position showx'rtn Fig. 8 by the spring 187 acting on the leyrto outof the {m55-os ovcrgzt puit,

They

' .r jA .machine other rntl is secured to otite of the. httot'nl :tl-Ins of th'o turn tnhlt. A5 tlntur'n tuhlt; 'is rt-tt'u'nttl t'o its uorinztl position, thu t'zttt'h' secured, :uni thztt tunt .is rotnnt-rtrtl4 with this 'its nornntlposition. ,A hat I citi-int my in'vtn-tion tojSe'Q'ure by Letters Patent, is:

.1. A machine ofvthe kind describtl in- .frame sind plat-,form,':and'mels.fori-drawing' a scoopottetfthe Surface 'of v'th ground for :ffth'e kind' 'dato-tiled itt. I i

-ing said scoop in place revolubly mountedthereon, a til'tin fra'me mounte( upon the turn table, a patform mounted at the rear end of the tiltin frame and its rear edge adapted when the rame is tilted to rest upon the ground, a scoop for excavating, a cable for drawing said scoop while'excavating, pulling the same upon said platform, tilting said fraaie and revolving said turn table, and means for operating said cable.

I. A machine of the kind described including a stationary fra-me, a turn table revolubly mounted thereon, a tilting frame mounted upon the turn table, a platform mounted at the rear end of thc frame and its rear edge adapted when the frame is-tilted to rest upon the ground, a scoop for excavating, a cable for drawing said scoop while excavating, pullingr the same upon said platform, tilting said frame and revolving said turn table, means for operating saidl cable, spring actuated means for locking lsaid turn tabletothe iframe when the same is iii its position during exc-.1 vation` and means operated by the tiltin r of said tilting frame for releasing said looting means.

(5'. A machine of the kind described including a. stationary frame, a turn table revolubly mounted thereon, a tilting frame mounted upon thc turn table, a platform mounted at.- the rear end of the frame and its rear edge. adapted when, theframe is tilted to rest upont-he ground, a scoop for excavating, a cable for drawing said .scoop while excavating, pulling the same upon said platform. tilting said frame and revolving said turn table. means for. opera? ing said cable.` spring actuated nieans foi" locking saitlturn table to tht` framewhen the saine is in itsI position during excavation` a hai' projecting downwardlyY from said tilting frame` and means for gu-iding'said bar int-o` engagement with said locking means, whereby when the tilting frame is tilted for elevating the loady said turn table locking means will he released.

7. A machine of the kind describedin'- clnding ai stationary fraaie, a turn table revolubly 'mountedlhereoin a tilting frame mounted upon the turn table, a platform' mounted at. the rear end'of thc fraaie and its rear edge adapted' when the frame 1s tilted to rest upon the ground, a scoop. for excavating` a cable for drawing said scoop while excavating, pulling thc same upon said platform, tilting said frame and revolving said turn table, means for operating cable, mechanism mounted in connection with said oscillatahle, means mounted .vating, a cable for drawing sai platform `for engaging said scoop and for olding it on the platform, and means in connection with the stationary frame for en1 gaging said scoop holdin mechanism for actuating the same when t e platform rises and releasing the same when the platform descends.

8. A -machine of the kind described including a stationary frame, a turn table revolnbly Vmounted t ereon, a tilting 'frame mounted upon. the turn table, a platform mounted at the rearend of the frame and its rear edge adapted when the frame is tilted to re'st u on the ground, a scoop for excavating, pul ing the same upon said platform', tilting said frame and revolving said turn table, means for operating said cable, a pair of rods mounted in connection with the stationary platform near the rear end, a tapering late extending downwardly -from said plat ormand arranged to move between said rods, arms pivotally mounted at the sides of said platform for envaginv the scoop and holding it thereon, bel -cran -shaped trip levers ivoted on said vertical platev in position ibi' one arm of each lever to engage said rods, and a connecting bar between said trip levers and said holding arms, the parts heing arranged so that when the holding arms are actuated, the connection between said trip levers and the connecting bars will pass beyond a straightline between the fulcrum of said trip levers and the connection between said arms and connecting'v rod, whereby said arms will' continue -to hold the scoop until said trip levers are operated in the return direction. L, l

9'. A machine of the kind. described including a stationary frame, a tn n table revolnbly mounted thereon, a tilting frame mountedupon the tui-'n table', a latform pivot-'ally and transversely mounte on the' rear end of the frame so-as to be. vertical-Lv in 'connection with th'eportion o f the tiltin frame in front of the fiile-rum thereof fog regulating the oscillatory movement of said', i 'tform and holdingr it in position, a scoop i olf-.eiwiw .w1-me excavating, pulling the same-u n'saidplt- -'l"1 5 form, tiltipg said frazlneand.:- l 'i' dturn table, and means f cable.

10..A machine vof the kind' deslfibed nclnding a stationar frame, a, turn-'table revolubly mounted t ereoina.l tltifng` frame mounted -upon the turn table,V

pivotall and transversely mounte on the rear'en of the frame so as to be vertically oscillatable, a crank mountedinconnecti'on with the fulcrum o fsaid latform, 'a' lever fulcrumedon said tilting rame in front of the point at which the tilting frame is fiilcrumed, a connecting ,rod between lsaid crank and lever, means for temporarily locking said. 130

h v gravity.

vlnding n sliltio'nmy fl'nnw. nltnin lnhlp ifiwolnlily nionillvd thm-von. -zl ltill-lng frnirm thv plnll'ol'ni inn stilistanllin'llyhorizont:el polSillon. invii-nw vonti'ollvfl lnftlw nnnjvn-nt of' gravity, and .il Slob for limiting thv osi-ilvin-ding- 1' stationary fi'n'lneg'l n 'turn-*table portion of the4 turn --tnhl(,. n 'wi/odin` lo.

whil'h -llw other andl ol`..H:i-iil' Nihil-fis 4noni pnllvy, in oonntvlion. with th(- lilfLil-lgf'rnino:

n wnj,v from the foi-'wurd :ind thereof und o'vefl whit-h said Pablo pnssvs. n pnlh'y inH vonnvvtio'nn'ilh said snoop nlmnt whil'h Huid (-uhlv pilssvs. il" pulley,nionnll'd'in thil n lipm portion ol' vsillid post owl n'hivh #nid i-nhlo palas-vs. n pulley in i-oni-ni'lion with snid lnln j it anp on the plixtfoiln. till l'hltiltingr tlfnnie ll. nnn'hin'efof the kind dscrihed inA j vindingr i Stationary fr n'mv. i tum, tu'hle im rom- Hiid vuhle passes; 'n `pnlleym the for-ward.

iuid'n'llle will lnovvefthe svoop for'V nected with the scoo tilting frame for :moving said shoe to its locking position when the load has been elerated, w iereby the portion of said cable conwill become slack to enable the scoop to ump.

16;"A machine of the kind described including a stationary frame, a turn table revolubly vmounted thereon, a tilting frame mounted'upon the turn table, a platform mounted at the rear end of theI -frame and its rear edge adapted wh'en the frame is tilted to rest'upon the ground, a scoop 'for excavating, a cable for pulling the same up on said platform, tilting said frame and revolving said turn table, means for operatin said cable, means for locking the for- A War end ofsaid tilting fame in its upper positiom, and means controlled by'said cable for releasing said locking means.

17. A machinev of the kind'described includin a stationary frame, a turn table revolugly mounted thereon,.a post extend- .ing upwardly from the rear portion of said turn table, a tiltin frame mounted upon the upper end of said post, a platform pivotally mountedfon said frame and its rear edge adapted when the frame is tilted to' rest upon the ground, a. scoop for excavating, a cable connected at one end to the forward portion of the turn table, a'windlass to which the other end of said cable is connected and whereby the cable is operated, a pulley in connection with the tilting `frame away from the Yforward end thereof and over which said cable passes, a pulley-Vin connection with said scoop about which said cable passes, a pulleymounted in the upper portion of said post over which said cable passes, a'pulle in connection with said turn table under w ich said cable passes, a pulley on the forward end of the tilting frame over which said cable-passes, a pulle on the extremeforward endof the turn tab e under which said cable passes, a pulley on a lateral portion of said turn table about which said cable passes, whereby said cable will move the scoop for excavating, draw it up on'the platform,' tilt the tilting frame and revolve the turn table, a frame extending upwardly from the forward part of the turn table for vertically guiding the forward end of the tilting frame, a locking `means on said tilting framevaanged t'o engage the upper part of said guide frame and locking the forward end of the tilting frame in its upper position, a bar extending rearwardly from said locking means, and alever mounted at the upper end of said post, one end of said lever connected with said connecting rod and means controlled by said cable 'for actuatin-g the other end of said lever.

18. A machine of the kind described including a platform, a tilting frame-with which said platform is connected for elecavat-ing, pulling it up' ou said platform,y

tilting the frame and duiup after it has been elevated, and means for holding the .scoop on the platform while it is being elevated, dumped and returned to its original position.

actuating said revolv-i4 ling means., means for causing said scoop to .19. A machine of the kind described including a platform, a tilting frame with which said platform is connected for elevating .the same, means for revolving said frame and platform, a cable for drawing a scoop over the surface of the round for excavating, pulling it up on sai platform, tilting the frame and actuating said revolving means, means for operating said cable,

and means for locking said cable intermediately of its ends, so that only one end thereof.

will Areceivestrain andthe other end will vbe slack.

20. A machine of the kind described including a platform, a tilting frame with which said platform is connected for elevating the same, means for revolving said frame and platform, a cable for drawing a scoop over the surface of the ground for excavating, pulling it up on said platform, tilting theframe and actuating .said revolving means, 'means for operating said cable, :i block and tackle connected with said .scoop over which the cable passes, and means for locking the cable intermediately of its ends that 'is actuated by said block and tackle after it is moved 'while the'scoop is being drawn up on the platform.

2l. A machine of the kind described in'- cluding a platform, a tilting frame with which said platform is connected for elevating the same, 'means for revolving said `frame and platform, a cable for drawing a scoop o ver the surfaceof the ground for excavating.,I pulling it up on said platform, tilting the frame and actuating said revolving means, means for locking-the forward endof 'the tilting frame when in its upper position, means for operating said cable,

fmeans'for locking said cable Aintermediately of. its ends,- so that only one end thereof will receive' strainand the other end will be Slack, and mechanism controlled by. said Cable locking'means for disengaging the for- Ward end ,of the tiltin'gframe when said locking means is operated.

22. A machine ofthe' kind described in'- cluding a platform, a tiltingv frame with which said platform is connected for ele-4. vating the. same, means for revolving said frame and platform, a cable for drawing a scoopover the surface ofthe ground for excavating, pulling it up on said platform, tilting the frameanrl actuating said revolv- Ilocking moans for disengaging the forward I' 'means i# operated, und

971,540 9 ing inenmi, means for locking the forward l ing said locking meehanis'm to ite unlocking vnd of the tilting frame when in its upper l position.

In `Witness whereof7 I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence 0f the witnesses; herein named.

LEROY KERCHER.

position. means for operating said cable, menus for locking said cable intermediufely oi' its ends, so hut only one end thereof will reci-ive simili and the other' end will be Jack, nmchnuisn'i controlled by said able fitnesses lO. M. MCLAUGHLIN,`

W. M. GENTLE.

em( oi' the tilting frame when said locking 

